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East of the Queen Mary
Long Beach, CA 90803
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Visitors flock to the upscale Long Beach community of Belmont Shore. Stroll the beachfront streets, have coffee with friends in one of the many open air cafes, or shop to your heart’s content in the area’s unique collection of specialty shops and boutiques.
Chinatown
Around North Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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In an area that used to be called Little Italy, this brassy section of the city has everything you’d expect to find. Fortune-tellers, gift shops, neon signs, pagoda gates, and shopping, shopping, shopping. Chinatown literally overflows with small merchants selling everything under the sun, and wily bargain hunters looking for sales.
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 313-817-0200
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Though Grauman's Chinese Theatre is perhaps Hollywood Boulevard's biggest draw, the massive Hollywood and Highland complex is not far behind. It's home to the Kodak Theatre, which hosts Hollywood’s biggest night of stars, where a little fellow named Oscar is the most popular guy in town. In addition to the Kodak, the there are Movie Theaters, Restaurants, Bowling, you name it. It's glitzy, a little garish, and a lot of fun.
Melrose Avenue
West of La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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If your tastes are a bit, shall we say, eclectic, then maybe Melrose Avenue is just your speed. On this hip little thoroughfare, where the trendy go to get trendier at the many small shops that line both sides of street. As you move into West Hollywood on Melrose, the fashion sense gets a bit more elevated, as do the prices, at stores like Fred Segal and Betsey Johnson.
Olvera Street
Near Union Station
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-680-2525
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The birthplace of Los Angeles is on historic Olvera Street, just east of downtown. Nowadays Olvera Street is a bustling market place, and a center for the LA’s large Hispanic population. This narrow street practically bursts at the seams with vendors and performers of all stripes. It’s a living testament to the area’s deep Latino roots.
Between Wilshire & Santa Monica
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Nowhere is the Beverly Hills lifestyle more on display than on Rodeo Drive, where shopping is more like a pilgrimage than a trip to the local mall. The storefronts here read like a Who’s Who of renowned international designers— Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, Fendi, Gucci, and Tiffany all add to this eye-popping collection of upscale shops and boutiques in this area known as the Golden Triangle. Outside the shops, the cobblestone streets are just the place for picture taking and sightseeing, no matter what tax bracket you're in.
The Grove
189 The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 888-315-8883
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This huge outdoor mall opened in 2002. A trolley runs through the main walkway, and the area is full of both high-end chain stores and unique boutiques. In addition, there's a first-rate movie theater here, and it's literally a one-minute walk to the venerable Farmers Market. With all that the Grove has to offer, it's sure to give even the most addicted shopaholics the fix they need.
Third Street Promenade
Between Broadway & Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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This three block stretch of road is closed to car traffic, and open to just about anything else. The tile covered streets are watched over by topiary dinosaur fountains (why not?) and street performers are everywhere. But the main attractions here are the shopping, restaurants and theaters, anchored by the Santa Monica Place mall at the end of the Promenade. Who says nobody walks in LA?
Westside Pavilion
10800 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-464-6255
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A bit south of UCLA and Westwood is the Westside Pavilion, the best shopping on this side of town. Over 160 stores and restaurants fill this mall located in the heart of LA’s upscale Westside community, where some of the city’s most expensive real estate can be found and designer handbags are more common than pointed ears at a Star Trek Convention.